NFB in 3D

About this playlist

While 3D films are making a comeback today, the NFB has been exploring the medium since the 1950s with Norman McLaren's pioneering 35mm stereoscopic animated films Around Is Around and Now is the Time.

Our recent experiments in stereoscopy have merged into a production and R&D project called the NFB StereoLab and now, using Color Code® encoding to adapt some of our work for the web, we bring you the StereoLab online!

The NFB StereoLab is an experimental project exploring stereoscopic cinema. For close to 10 years, we have been using various technologies to create three dimensional images. At the heart of these experiments is SANDDE™ (Stereoscopic Animation Drawing Device), a revolutionary digital animation technology created by IMAX® Corporation which allows artists to create hand-drawn animation in 3D space.

Selected films

Part figurative, part abstract, Drux Flux is an animated short comprised of fast-flowing images showing modern people crushed by industry. Inspired by philosopher Herbert Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man, the filmmaker deconstructs industrial scenes and their terrifying geometry to show the inhumanity of progress.
If you don't already own a pair of Color Code 3D glasses, you can order a pair by clicking here or calling 1-800-267-7710.
Watch the 2D version of Drux Flux here.